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Photograph by Howard Lester, MMTO

The 6.5-m MMT telescope is operated by the MMT Observatory (MMTO), a
joint venture of the Smithsonian Institution
and the University
of Arizona. The MMT is located on the summit of
Mt. Hopkins, the second highest peak in the Santa
Rita Range of the Coronado National Forest,
approximately 55 kilometers (30 miles) south of
Tucson, Arizona. The MMT is on the grounds of the
Smithsonian Institution's Fred
Lawrence Whipple Observatory. Whipple
Observatory also operates an administration complex
and Visitors
Center at the base of Mt. Hopkins in Amado,
Arizona.